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China Hainan Boosts Efforts to Ban Single-use Non-biodegradable Plastics
Feb 17, 2020
On February 10, 2020, China’s Hainan Province published the Regulations on Prohibiting Single-use Non-biodegradable Plastics and set its effective date for December 1 this year.
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Thailand Consults on Future Action Plan for Management of POPs
Feb 10, 2020
To ensure comprehensive compliance with the Stockholm Convention on POPs, Thailand released a management plan with an action plan. The management plan reviewed the current implementation of the Stockholm Convention and proposed future actions on POPs. The action plan listed each activity’s purpose, indicators, competent authorities, schedule, and budget.
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China Gets Tougher on Plastic Pollution
Jan 20, 2020
Takehome: Chinese authorities released new rules to tighten restrictions on the production, sale and use of disposable plastic products and ease environmental challenges associated with plastics. A complete ban will be issued on the import of waste plastics.
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China Consults on the Second Draft Revision of the Inventory of Hazardous Wastes
Jan 13, 2020
Takehome: A new draft revision of the Inventory of Hazardous Wastes was published for public comments. More exemptions were drafted. Three months after China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) released the last draft revision of the Inventory of Hazardous Wastes, an updated revision was drafted for public comments on December 30, 2019. This consultation will end on February 3, 2020.
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MEM Officially Issues the Guideline for Hazchem Enterprises on Emergency Preparations for Production Safety Accidents
Jan 06, 2020
On December 26th, 2019, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) issued a Notice [1] to publish the Guideline for Hazchem Enterprises on Emergency Preparations for Production Safety Accidents.
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China, Japan and South Korea Set to Continue Joint Environmental Actions
Dec 06, 2019
On November 23 and 24, the 21st Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting (TEMM) was held in Kitakyushu, Japan, during which environment ministers of China, Japan and South Korea exchanged the latest developments in environmental policies of each country following TEMM20 and set new priorities for the next Tripartite Joint Action Plan (TJAP 2020-2024).
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South Korea Completes Domestic Approval Process for the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Nov 26, 2019
On the 21st November, South Korea MoE issued a Notice [1] that the Minamata Convention on Mercury had been approved internally. The approval document was submitted to the United Nations on 22nd November.
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Shanghai Imposes Higher Air Pollution Management Requirements on Key Industries
Nov 18, 2019
On 8th October 2019, Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment published an Explanation [1] to the Announcement [2] on the Implementation of National Special Emission Limits Standards for Atmospheric Pollutants in Key Industries.
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WTO Notifies Members on Nine Chinese National VOCs Management Standards
Oct 31, 2019
In August 2018, China initiated the Three-year Action Plan on Defending Blue Sky [1], in which the formulation of the standards to control the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was promoted as a priority target in 2019.
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China Vows to Cut Air Pollution during Fall and Winter in 28 Northern Cities
Oct 18, 2019
On October 16, 2019, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), along with relevant central and local authorities and governments, published the 2019-2020 Comprehensive Action Plan for Air Pollution Control during Fall and Winter in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region and Nearby Areas, setting specific targets for Beijing and Tianjin as well as 26 other cities in the air pollution-prone provinces of Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong and Henan.
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